Samuel W. Coates, PhD
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology

Email: swcoates@mtu.edu
Telephone: (906) 487-1663
Fax: (906) 487-2583
Office: EERC 326

Education:
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Queen's University, Belfast, UK, 1974.

Professional Society Memberships:
Society of Automotive Engineers, Fluid Power Society, American Society for Engineering Education.
Industry Experience:
30 years experience in aerospace and marine system design and development.

Teaching:
Alternative Energy Systems, Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Power, Internal Combustion Engines, Machine Design, Senior Project.
Research Interests:
Small engine performance, fuel economy, noise and emissions optimization. Applications to manned and unmanned land, sea and air vehicles.

Recent Publications:

S.W.Coates, L.W.Evers, C.F.Zellner, M.A.Pruski, J.P.Bogema, Low Speed Running Characteristics of a Small Two-Stroke Engine with Auxiliary Exhaust Ports, SAE/JSAE Paper 2003-32-0019, Small Engine Technology Conference, Madison, WI, September 2003.

J.A.Hoffman, F.Khatri, J.K.Martin and S.W.Coates, Mass-Related Properties for Direct Injection SI Engines, SAE Paper 980500.

J.A.Hoffman, J.K.Martin and S.W.Coates, A Technique for Obtaining Spatial and Temporal Mass Flux Measurements of a Pulsed Spray a Description of the Hardware and Methodology, Review of Scientific Instruments, November 1997.

M.V.Casarella, M.L.Syvertsen, J.K.Martin, J.A.Hoffmann, J.B.Ghandi, S.W.Coates and F.A.McGinnity, Spray Combustion and Emissions in a Direct-Injection Two-Stroke Engine with Wall Stabilization of an Air-Assisted Spray, SAE 970360.